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Invisibility by smart fabric video

Scientists at the University of Tokyo in Japan have demonstrated

The key to low-cost solar cells: Is it thinner than a human hair?

One of the biggest obstacles to widespread use of solar cells as a clean source of energy is cost.

NFC-Enabled Phones and Contactless Smart Cards 2008-2018

NFC-enabled phones have yet to take off, despite phones with the Sony Felica interface, compatible with NFC, being placed in the hands of over 50 million Japanese in little more than two years - one of the fastest adoption rates for electronics ever. So why the delay? Here Dr Peter Harrop shares insight into the topic summarizing findings from the new IDTechEx report NFC-Enabled Phones and Contactless Smart Cards 2008-2018

Schreiner prints new electronic products

Schreiner Group in Germany has made a great success of ac electroluminescent lighting and displays, screen printed with inorganic compounds.

New photovoltaics and printed electronics by inkjet - Japan/USA

Chuck Griggs, VP Applications Engineering of Fujifilm Dimatix saw the advantages of inkjet as non-contact and drop on demand reduding both materials processing and environmental impact.

RFID in 2008 - Where is the Action?

"Europe is an interesting territory for RFID. So far, it lacks the huge orders in the USA, with two $0.5 billion projects currently being serviced there, and in China with the huge card and library schemes," says Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx.

How to print OLEDs

OLEDs have huge market potential including 10% of the replacement market for light meaning 70 square kilometers per year.

Metamaterials: Printing the cloak of invisibility

Physicists no longer say that the invisibility cloak of Harry Potter, the vanishing car of James Bond or the Invisible Man are an impossibility. It may be possible to make things invisible by putting a thin layer of a specially patterned material in the way.

Motorola printing wide area sensors

Like 3M and Illinois Tool Works, Motorola has had many activities involved in printed electronics and they have often been independent.

Self healing stretchable substrate

IDTechEx conferences and reports on printed electronics have a great deal on smart substrates because they hugely leverage printed technology, making awesome new products possible.

Laminate makes any blisterpack record when pills are taken

Taking medication wrongly is a huge problem, resulting in more than 150,000 people dying unnecessarily in both North America and in Europe every year.

Printing printed circuit boards - Seiko Epson

Koichi Mizugaki of SEIKO EPSON Corporation describes how SEIKO EPSON has been working on the manufacture of Printed Circuit Boards through inkjet printing.

Printed oxide electronics at Oregon State University

Oregon State University has had a comprehensive program developing printed oxide electronics and electro-optics for some years.

Progress with lithium batteries - USA/France/Japan

Solicore has developed a unique Polymer Matrix Electrolyte (PME) which allows batteries to be ultra-thin, very flexible, environmentally friendly and extremely safe.

Hewlett Packard prints aSi backplanes reel to reel

Hewlett Packard described one of the most accomplished feats of engineering in reel to reel production of transistor circuits at Printed Electronics Europe.

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2008 awards announced

The IDTechEx Printed Electronics Awards were given in recognition for outstanding achievement at the gala dinner.

High permittivity organic transistor gates by ionic drift - Finland/US

Gate dielectrics in printed electronics can make the transistors exhibit higher current and lower voltage and are a hot area of research.

Major opportunity in ticketing

The big penetration of transport ticketing by the more reliable, faster and less easily defrauded RFID will only happen when it is entirely printed and costing under 5 cents per disposable ticket.

Electricity from sun and heat - printing the new photovoltaics

Reflecting the interests of this huge new industry, IDTechEx will now stage a conference Photovoltaics beyond Conventional Silicon in Denver Colorado 17-18 June.

Invisible electronics

Printed electronics is evolving so fast that the full variety of benefits arising has yet to become clear.